Amaranthaceae
Alternanthera porrigens
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Alternanthera
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Synonyms
- Achyranthes bangii (Rusby) Standl.
- Achyranthes porrigens Jacq.
- Alternanthera paniculata Kunth
- Alternanthera piurensis Standl.
- Alternanthera porrigens var. porrigens
- Celosia elongata Spreng.
- Celosia peruviana Zuccagni
- Celosia peruviana Zuccagni
- Gomphrena fruticosa hort. ex Moq.
- Gomphrena fulgens hort. ex Moq.
- Gomphrena purpurea hort. ex Moq.
- Gomphrena trichotoma hort. ex Moq.
- Illecebrum gomphrenoides Willd. ex Schult.
- Illecebrum paniculatum Spreng.
- Mogiphanes paniculata Rusby
- Telanthera bangii Rusby
- Telanthera elongata var. nigriceps (Hook.) Moq.
- Telanthera gomphrenoides (Kunth) Moq.
- Telanthera gomphrenoides var. ovata Moq.
- Telanthera luzuloides Moq.
- Telanthera paniculata Moq.
- Telanthera porrigens Moq.
- Telanthera riveti Danguy & Chermezon
Flowers
- In flower
- January, April to July, September to October (from 41 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Manuel Roncal, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Frank Dietze, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Frank Dietze, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Efrain Freire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael Bakker Paiva, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Philip Precey, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sunny tyson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thibaud Aronson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Alternanthera
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- Brazilian joyweedAlternanthera brasilianaAmaranthaceae
- KhakiweedAlternanthera pungensAmaranthaceae
- Smooth joyweedAlternanthera paronychioidesAmaranthaceae
- Alternanthera reineckiiAmaranthaceae
- Alternanthera echinocephalaAmaranthaceae
- Iresine radicataAlternanthera radicataAmaranthaceae
- SanguinariaAlternanthera ficoideaAmaranthaceae
- Three-leafed chaff flowerAlternanthera filifoliaAmaranthaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.